New materials accelerate breakthroughs and deepen the development of the industry or will re-enter the market

"As one of the strategic emerging industries and key areas of development made in China 2025, the new material is the entire manufacturing transformation and upgrading of the industrial base. The development of new materials industry is China's rapid economic development to high-quality development of new momentum, it is to deepen the supply side of the structure The important measure of sexual reform is to revitalize the vitality of the real economy." At the recent 2017 China New Materials Capital Technology Autumn Summit, Miao Zhimin, deputy director of the Raw Materials Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said.

In recent years, the development of China's new materials industry has advanced by leaps and bounds. The data shows that in 2016, the total output value of China's new materials industry was 2.65 trillion yuan, a growth rate of 35%. A number of new materials such as rare earth functional materials, advanced energy storage materials, photovoltaic materials, silicones, superhard materials, special stainless steel, glass fiber and composite materials are among the highest in the world. However, Miao Zhimin said that China's new materials are still in the initial stage of tracking imitation and industrialization. The cultivation and development of new materials industry has a long way to go. It requires all levels of localities, new material production enterprises and user units. The joint efforts of research institutes and intermediaries.

Rapid development of industrial development still exists

New materials are the cornerstone and precursor of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation. New materials represented by silicon materials, polymers, high-strength alloys, carbon fibers , graphene, etc. have prospered in recent years, which strongly supports the rapid development of the world's high-tech industries.

"Since the '11th Five-Year Plan', China's new chemical materials have achieved remarkable results in technological innovation and market cultivation, and the industrial system has been gradually improved." Yang Ting, secretary general of the Chemical Industry Park Working Committee of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, said, "Currently China has been able to produce tens of thousands of new chemical products , which are widely used in electronics, building materials, automobile ships, rail transit and other fields."

Among them, as one of the important fields of the new material industry, high-performance fibers including carbon fiber, aramid, and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibers have received widespread attention in recent years.

“The market for carbon fiber composites is expected to reach US$35.7 billion in 2020.” Yu Muhuo, chief scientist of the National 973 Program and professor of Donghua University, said that carbon fiber composites have achieved good development in recent years and have started in the era of large-scale manufacturing applications: technology Continuous improvement, continuous cost reduction, continuous improvement of production automation technology, and continuous expansion of application fields. It is reported that the new carbon fiber applications mainly include aerospace large aircraft, advanced rail transit, offshore wind power, marine chemicals, marine container lightweighting, building reinforcement, and exoskeleton.

The data shows that in 2016, the total output value of China's new materials industry was 2.65 trillion yuan, with a growth rate of 35%. The whole industry is developing very strongly. However, while seeing the results, the problems encountered in the development of new materials cannot be ignored. Miao Zhimin said that China's new materials industry is still in the initial stage of tracking imitation and industrialization. No matter in the scale of industry, technical equipment or innovation ability, there is a big gap with the international advanced level. There are insufficient innovation ability in industrial development, chaotic industrial layout, weak promotion and application, imperfect system, and lack of talent team. Did not get a fundamental solution.

Take the new chemical materials as an example. Yang Ting said that although China's new chemical materials have performed exceptionally well in recent years, compared with developed countries, there is still a big gap in terms of industry scale, technology level and product quality. Some high-end chemical new materials still have not achieved large-scale production. The gap between imported products is large, and it can only meet the needs of low-end and medium-end. Some key materials still rely on imports.

"The development of new materials in China should be oriented towards the best, unique and disruptive three high value-added industries that can support China's manufacturing 2025. Only by grasping the development of core technologies can we guarantee the manufacturing of China's manufacturing industry. Sustainability, China will gradually develop from a manufacturing power to a manufacturing powerhouse," said Lu Jian, a member of the French National Academy of Technical Sciences and vice president of the City University of Hong Kong.

Industry or re-venting

At present, with the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial reform, new technologies and new products have achieved group breakthroughs, and industrial upgrading and material replacement have accelerated. With the accelerated breakthrough and deep development of new materials, its basic and leading role in the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation will become more prominent.

At present, new materials have become a key area of ​​international high-tech competition. The major developed countries have put new materials in a very prominent position, intensively introduced major planning policies, and gave strong support from R&D investment, market cultivation, and legal systems, striving to seize the opportunities for future development.

China has also introduced a variety of policies and initiatives to support the development of the new materials industry. For example, in December 2016, the State Council established the National New Materials Industry Development Leading Group; in early 2017, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Finance jointly formulated and issued the “Guidelines for the Development of New Materials Industry”, proposing that by 2020, The key strategic materials comprehensive support capacity exceeds 70%, the new material innovation capability is continuously improved, the industrial system is initially improved, and the key direction of material development is clarified; on February 28, 2017, the National New Material Industry Development Expert Advisory Committee was established; recently, the industry And the Ministry of Information Technology, the Ministry of Finance, and the China Insurance Regulatory Commission to carry out the first batch of key insurance materials to apply the insurance compensation mechanism pilot work. A series of policy initiatives show that China is determined and vigorous in promoting the development of new materials industry.

However, Miao Zhimin said that the problems in the development of the new materials industry cannot be solved overnight. It is necessary to maintain a clear mind and strategic strength, and continue to work hard and work hard. He said that cultivating and developing new materials industry has a long way to go and requires the joint efforts of all levels of departments, new material production enterprises, user units, research institutes and intermediaries.

At present, the new materials industry has been highly valued by local governments. According to Jiang Jianping, secretary of the Party Committee and director of the Management Committee of Zhuhai Economic and Technological Development Zone (Zhuhai Gaolan Port Economic Zone), Zhuhai Economic Development Zone is making full use of the existing industrial base to implement the new material industry as an innovation-driven development strategy and promote industrial structure. Adjust the important focus of the upgrade, and vigorously build a regional innovation cluster with new materials as an important component. Now we have planned to build a new material industrial park, and introduced a batch of high-end new materials projects such as Wanhua Chemical Special Polyurethane, Guanghua Technology Lithium Ion Battery Cathode Material, and Li Anlong Polymer Materials Anti-Aging Aid. The total investment of the existing projects has exceeded 10 billion yuan, and strive to build a 30 billion-level new material industry cluster during the 13th Five-Year Plan period.

At the same time, some research institutes have also strengthened the research on new materials technology. Li Wei, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said that by 2025, the main goal of rare earth materials is to develop some innovative high-performance rare earth materials with original intellectual property rights , and can improve in 17 comprehensive applications.

“New materials as the basis and precursor of the entire high-end equipment key project and strategic emerging industries are becoming more and more important. At the same time, the development of new materials must be combined with funds, funds and capital. This is very important.” Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Gan Yong, director of the National New Materials Industry Development Expert Advisory Committee, said.

At the same time, the capital sector is increasingly favoring the new materials industry. A series of investments are in full swing, including national and local governments, and a number of specialized funds have been set up to invest in the development of new materials industries.

"Based on the technological revolution, industrial transformation and investment opportunities brought by China Manufacturing 2025, investment opportunities brought by new materials, high-end manufacturing equipment, consumption upgrades and biomedical health will be the investment areas of the National SME Development Fund." Shi Anping, chief partner and CEO of China Venture Capital, said that with the arrival of the policy dividend, new materials are expected to become more popular and become the focus of investors.